Paid Activists Start Collecting Signatures to Ban Data Centers in OH

Last week, we told you that a supposed “group of rural Ohioans” in Adams and Brown counties was seeking a constitutional amendment to ban data centers exceeding 25 megawatts, citing concerns over resource consumption and a lack of local control (see Enviros Seek to Ban Ohio Data Centers via Constitutional Amendment). The “rural Ohioans” argued these massive facilities drain electricity and water supplies while providing few permanent jobs, often facilitated by secretive non-disclosure agreements between tech companies and officials. The paid activists submitted initial signatures to the Ohio Attorney General. The new news is that the AG has approved the initial round of signatures and the language of the proposed ballot measure, triggering the next step. The paid activists must now gather approximately 413,000 signatures by July to reach the November ballot.

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